Category Archives: Southern California

Asian Americans Chase The American Dream In Ancestral Countries

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Shako Liu

KCET recently reported that a trend of reversed immigration is undergoing in southern California. Many Americans are going overseas to find employment and pursue careers. In the video, it says about 3-6 million Americans are working overseas and a third … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Southern California | 3 Comments

Racist and Sexist Signs Calling Asian Women ‘White-Boy Worshipping Whores’ Posted at UCLA

Posted on November 30, 2012 by jozjozjoz

For the last few days, the Asian American websphere has been buzzing about two possibly related incidents at UCLA which campus police are investigating as hate crimes. On Tuesday, a student discovered a piece of paper with the words “asian … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, Southern California | 32 Comments

National Asian American Survey (NAAS)’s Results On Californian Asian Americans

Posted on October 8, 2012 by John

A week or so ago, the National Asian American Survey(NAAS) released a national report on the political views of Asian Americans as well as their thoughts on issues. Here in California, Asian Americans are specials – since NAAS a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California | 1 Comment

The “Asianization” Of Southern California’s San Marino

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

I was a weird kid. When I was deciding whether or not I wanted to transfer schools from a private prep to San Marino High School, one of the best public high schools in the state of California, the biggest … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Current Events, Discrimination, Education, History, Real Estate, Southern California | 5 Comments

Why I Heart The 626

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Recently, the Los Angeles Times ran the article,  “The Asian American youth culture is coming of age in ‘the 626‘,” highlighting the role of people like Andrew and David Fung, who have brought much deserved attention to the San Gabriel … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Southern California | 6 Comments

LA Area Giveaway: Tickets to ‘Away We Happened’ by Wong Fu and AT&T

Posted on August 22, 2012 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 8/27/2012: Congrats to the winner: Alan Chung! AT&T* will host the ‘Away We Happened’ Live Stream Event online and offline in celebration of fans’ outpouring of support to its pioneering web drama series, Away We Happened. This event will … Continue reading →

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LA Ticket Giveaway: V3 Digital Media Conference

Posted on August 9, 2012 by jozjozjoz

UPDATE 8/18/2012: Congrats to the winners: Gabrielle N, Michael G, m.wei, Venus A and Henry O! If you missed the giveaway but would still like to register, we have a special discount code for our 8Asians readers! You can use: … Continue reading →

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Welcome to K-Town Reality Show

Posted on July 13, 2012 by jasmine

Finally. “K-Town”, the Korean West Coast produced-by-Tyrese version of “Jersey Shore” has arrived… on YouTube where, at this writing, the first episode has clocked a little under 13,000 views. Which isn’t too bad considering how little happened in this premiere. … Continue reading →

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LA Ticket Giveaway: Tickets to 2012 Kollaboration Los Angeles

Posted on July 10, 2012 by jozjozjoz

8Asians is proud to be a media partner for Kollaboration Los Angeles. This edition of Kollaboration features a special treat– for the first time ever, David Choi and his father Ray Choi, will be doing a special performance!! Did you … Continue reading →

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30th Anniversary of the Death of Vincent Chin: Standing Up Then and Now

Posted on June 22, 2012 by jozjozjoz

Editor’s Note: 8Asians.com is a media sponsor of Vincent Chin 30: Standing Up Then and Now. In 1982, Vincent Chin was the victim of a hate crime murder in Detroit. Thirty years later, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders continue to … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Discrimination, Education, Southern California | 1 Comment

Jim Nakano’s The Donut Man Shop Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Mary

Many may not know a man by the name of Jim Nakano, however, the Donut Man might ring a bell. Nakano, at age 72, is the owner and the creator of the best-selling strawberry donut. His doughnut shop, The Donut … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Local, Southern California | 1 Comment

Long Delayed K-Town Reality Show To Be Released On YouTube In July

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Ernie

Remember K-Town, the Jersey Shore wannabe reality show based on Asian Americans? 8Asians blogged the casting of an early promotional reel two years ago, as well as observations about the cast members and even a guest post by the producer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyles, Observations, Southern California, TV | 3 Comments